Post by raysgm on Mar 4, 2022 14:06:50 GMT -5
IAN KINSLER - 2B - Toronto Blue Jays - Class of 2022
Kinsler played 13 seasons across 8 teams (2007 - 2019, SD/CLE/MIA/SF/NYY/TOR/CHW/OAK), but made his most significant contributions north of the border with the Blue Jays. A 5-time All-Star, Kinsler's career was notable more for his consistent performance rather than an intense peak, although his 2012 season where he won a the AL's Gold Glove and Silver Slugger award, while also hitting 38 homers and stealing 34 bases was a solid peak nonetheless. At his time of election, Kinsler is 9th all-time in WAR amongst hitters with 51.7, 10th all-time in 2B with 437, 10th in runs with 1146, 12th in hits with 2114, and 14th in SB with 312, making him one of the premier leadoff men of his generation.
Kinsler played 13 seasons across 8 teams (2007 - 2019, SD/CLE/MIA/SF/NYY/TOR/CHW/OAK), but made his most significant contributions north of the border with the Blue Jays. A 5-time All-Star, Kinsler's career was notable more for his consistent performance rather than an intense peak, although his 2012 season where he won a the AL's Gold Glove and Silver Slugger award, while also hitting 38 homers and stealing 34 bases was a solid peak nonetheless. At his time of election, Kinsler is 9th all-time in WAR amongst hitters with 51.7, 10th all-time in 2B with 437, 10th in runs with 1146, 12th in hits with 2114, and 14th in SB with 312, making him one of the premier leadoff men of his generation.